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What does 同情 (どうじょう, doujou) mean?

同情 (どうじょう, doujou) means sympathy, compassion.

Quick facts
Readingどうじょう
Romajidoujou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
どうじょう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondoujou

sympathy, compassion

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive sympathy; compassion; pity

Example sentences

  • If you feel sympathy for me, I want you to actually help me.

  • I felt sympathy after hearing her story.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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